"Not much ribbing anymore, it's pretty obvious," Patrick said smiling Saturday, noting Stenhouse has wrapped up the rookie title. "He (Stenhouse) just came off of two Nationwide championships.* That was going to be tough to compete with no matter who you are. The scorecard was largely in Stenhouse's favor as you would expect considering he has a pair of NASCAR championships on his resume and Patrick is still transitioning to stock cars full time after a successful IndyCar career. Through the ups and downs, she said Stenhouse was a good sounding board, helpful and encouraging.
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